Developing Children's Emotional Intelligence

Shahnaz Bahman is an Educational Consultant and Certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer working in Bahrain. Dr Helen Maffini is an educator, author and consultant with more than thirty years of experience in international education. She is the co-author of Developing Children's Emotional Intelligence (Bloomsbury) and the founder of MindBE Education, where she trains teachers to bring mindfulness, emotional intelligence and social and emotional learning into early childhood classrooms. She holds an EdD from the University of Bath, with doctoral research on mindfulness with young children. Her work has reached educators across more than twenty countries through curriculum, teacher training and international summits. She also writes children's books and card decks on wellbeing and kindness for young readers and their families.

"Baham and Maffini use a series of narrative examples to illustrate how important both teacher and pupil EQ can be for learning to most effectively take place. The book as a whole is very readable and an excellent resource for teachers new to the concept of emotional intelligence, and who are wishing to gain practical examples of how they could develop both their own and their pupils' emotional intelligence." Learning and Teaching Update, May 2009

• 1. The Big Picture2. Being an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher3. Creating a Postive Learning Environment4. Setting the Stage for Learning5. Stress Relief6. Class Meetings7. Journal Writing8. Storytelling9. Powerful Poetry10. EQ through Songs and Music11. EQ through Drama12. EQ through Art13. Projects that Matter14. Home School Links15. The Power of Reflection16. The Art of Observation17. Where to Start